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SIR,

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No. 129.

NEW HEBRIDES.

THE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER to THE HIGH COMMISSJONER

(No. 241/15.)

(Received in Colonial Office 27th October, 1915.)

British Residency, Vila, 25th August, 1915. WITH reference to the Secretary of State's circular of 20th December, 1910,* I have the honour to forward herewith a return showing the deaths from mosquito- borne diseases that occurred in the British and French hospitals of Vila (the only statistics procurable) during the year 1914.

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SIR,

(No. 246.)

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No. 130.

MAURITIUS.

THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(Received 27th October, 1915.)

Government House, Port Louis, 25th September, 1915. In compliance with the instructions contained in your predecessor's circular despatch of the 20th December, 1910, I have the honour to transmit herewith two copies of the return of malarial fever and other tropical diseases during the year ended 31st December, 1914.

I have, &c.,

His Excellency

The High Commissioner

I have, &o.,

M. KING, Resident Commissioner

J. R. CHANCELLOR.

Enclosure in No. 130.

MAURITIUS.

for the New Hebrides.

Enclosure in No. 129.

MORTALITY FROM MOSQUITO-BORNE Diseases in the HOSPITALS OF VILA, NEW HEBRIDES, DURING THE YEAR 1914.

Return of Anti-Malarial Measures and of Mosquito-borne Diseases, 1914.

1. Name of Colony

2. Total area

3. Estimated population on 31st December, 1914

(a) Total population

BRITISH HOSPITAL

FRENCH HOSPITAL

Description

Nature of Disease.

of Patient

Number Treated.

Description

Deaths.

of Patient.

Nature of Disease.

Number Trested.

4.

Deaths.

5.

3

(b) General population

(c) Indian population

(d) Chinese population Births during the year Deaths during the year

(a) Ascribed to fever

(b) Ascribed to blackwater fever

Mauritius.

720 square miles.

376,233 (exclusive of

the Dependencies). 109,281

261,572

5,980

15,229

12,134

3,914 (malaria

included)

European

Malarial fever

Dengue fever

Blackwater fever... Filarial fever

Asistics...

Malarial fever

Dengue fever

Blackwater fever... Filarial fever

Natives...

Malarial fever Dengue fever Blackwater fever Filarial fever

Totals...

∞ | | | ∞ | || 8~|~

European Malarial fever

...

25

Dengue fever

Blackwater fever

Filarial fever

Asiatica

Malarial fever

Dengue fever

Blackwater fever... Filarial fever

50

2

Natives

Malarial fever

Dengue fever

Blackwater fever Filarial fever

|| 1% | | | |

British Residency,

Vila, New Hebrides,

25th August, 1915.

9

63

2

*See page 4 of [Cd. 7796].

120

12

M. KING,

Resident Commissioner.

Admissions

Deaths

(d) Blackwater fever

(e) Yellow fever (Filarial diseases :-

Admissions

Deaths

(9) Dengue

7. Dispensaries (Government)

Number

(b) Total attendances

(c) Attendances for malaria

(d) Attendances for filarial diseases

Attendances for dengue

8. Medical service:-

(a) Number of Government Medical Officers

(b) Number of special Health Officers

7

Ascribed to yellow fever

nil

6. Government hospitals (a) Number

12

(b) Admissions during the year

Deaths

18,583

1,018

(c) Malarial fever:-

2,925

52

8

62,944

20,205

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28

nil

23

5

9.

(c) Number of other registered practitioners Schools :-

35

(a) Number of Government and State-aided

schools

151

*See page 4 of [Cd. 7796].

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

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